Alex Cosh
@alexcosh.bsky.social
NEW: US senator Thom Tillis wants Canada to cough up a $300 billion “make up payment” for what he claims are Canada’s “shortfalls” on military spending over the past 20 years.
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U.S. Senator Wants $300 Billion Military ‘Make Up’ Payment From Canada
Thom Tillis also suggested that Canadians should not criticize the lack of a universal public healthcare system in the U.S.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
NEW: US senator Thom Tillis wants Canada to cough up a $300 billion “make up payment” for what he claims are Canada’s “shortfalls” on military spending over the past 20 years.
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NEW: Defence Minister David McGuinty said he could not confirm if Canadian officers attended an Israeli military seminar this week.
The seminar was held to “strengthen cooperation ... between the participating militaries.” www.readthemaple.com/minister-can...
The seminar was held to “strengthen cooperation ... between the participating militaries.” www.readthemaple.com/minister-can...
Minister ‘Can’t Confirm’ If Canadian Officers Went To Israeli Seminar
The seminar reportedly focused on Israel’s experiences in waging its genocidal war on Gaza.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
NEW: Defence Minister David McGuinty said he could not confirm if Canadian officers attended an Israeli military seminar this week.
The seminar was held to “strengthen cooperation ... between the participating militaries.” www.readthemaple.com/minister-can...
The seminar was held to “strengthen cooperation ... between the participating militaries.” www.readthemaple.com/minister-can...
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NEW: I explain how Canada’s ongoing purchases of Israeli weapons and military technology fuel genocide against Palestinians.
This is a transcript of my testimony at the people’s tribunal on Canadian responsibility. www.readthemaple.com/how-canadas-...
This is a transcript of my testimony at the people’s tribunal on Canadian responsibility. www.readthemaple.com/how-canadas-...
How Canada’s Purchases Of Israeli Weapons Fuel Genocide
A transcript of a testimony given by The Maple’s news editor at a “people’s tribunal” on Canadian complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEW: I explain how Canada’s ongoing purchases of Israeli weapons and military technology fuel genocide against Palestinians.
This is a transcript of my testimony at the people’s tribunal on Canadian responsibility. www.readthemaple.com/how-canadas-...
This is a transcript of my testimony at the people’s tribunal on Canadian responsibility. www.readthemaple.com/how-canadas-...
NEW: I explain how Canada’s ongoing purchases of Israeli weapons and military technology fuel genocide against Palestinians.
This is a transcript of my testimony at the people’s tribunal on Canadian responsibility. www.readthemaple.com/how-canadas-...
This is a transcript of my testimony at the people’s tribunal on Canadian responsibility. www.readthemaple.com/how-canadas-...
How Canada’s Purchases Of Israeli Weapons Fuel Genocide
A transcript of a testimony given by The Maple’s news editor at a “people’s tribunal” on Canadian complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
www.readthemaple.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEW: I explain how Canada’s ongoing purchases of Israeli weapons and military technology fuel genocide against Palestinians.
This is a transcript of my testimony at the people’s tribunal on Canadian responsibility. www.readthemaple.com/how-canadas-...
This is a transcript of my testimony at the people’s tribunal on Canadian responsibility. www.readthemaple.com/how-canadas-...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Canada is named as an attendee at an "international seminar" hosted by the Israeli military to discuss the lessons learned from Israel's two-year campaign of genocide against Palestinians. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
The IDF holding ‘international seminar’ on lessons learned from war
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November 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Canada is named as an attendee at an "international seminar" hosted by the Israeli military to discuss the lessons learned from Israel's two-year campaign of genocide against Palestinians. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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NEW: Canadian authorities detained Richard Falk while he and his wife, Hilal Elver, were en route to a Palestine conference in Ottawa last week.
I sat down with professor Falk to discuss what happened and Canada's complicity in the genocide in Gaza.
www.readthemaple.com/canada-detai...
I sat down with professor Falk to discuss what happened and Canada's complicity in the genocide in Gaza.
www.readthemaple.com/canada-detai...
Canada Detained This Legal Scholar En Route To Palestine Conference
Richard Falk and Hilal Elver were detained for approximately three hours at Pearson airport.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
NEW: Canadian authorities detained Richard Falk while he and his wife, Hilal Elver, were en route to a Palestine conference in Ottawa last week.
I sat down with professor Falk to discuss what happened and Canada's complicity in the genocide in Gaza.
www.readthemaple.com/canada-detai...
I sat down with professor Falk to discuss what happened and Canada's complicity in the genocide in Gaza.
www.readthemaple.com/canada-detai...
"According to sources, the signatories of the letter include Tom Lawson..."
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Lawson is Chair of the Board of the CDA Institute.
CDA Institute's 2024 Annual Report names Lockheed Martin, which makes the F-35, as a "strategic partner."
cdainstitute.ca/wp-content/u...
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Lawson is Chair of the Board of the CDA Institute.
CDA Institute's 2024 Annual Report names Lockheed Martin, which makes the F-35, as a "strategic partner."
cdainstitute.ca/wp-content/u...
F-35 defenders launch counterattack against Swedish fighter jet proposal | CBC News
Former high-ranking officers of the Canadian Armed Forces are mounting a defence of the planned acquisition of 88 American F-35 fighter jets, hoping to put an end to the ongoing courtship between the ...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"According to sources, the signatories of the letter include Tom Lawson..."
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Lawson is Chair of the Board of the CDA Institute.
CDA Institute's 2024 Annual Report names Lockheed Martin, which makes the F-35, as a "strategic partner."
cdainstitute.ca/wp-content/u...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Lawson is Chair of the Board of the CDA Institute.
CDA Institute's 2024 Annual Report names Lockheed Martin, which makes the F-35, as a "strategic partner."
cdainstitute.ca/wp-content/u...
NEW: Canadian authorities detained Richard Falk while he and his wife, Hilal Elver, were en route to a Palestine conference in Ottawa last week.
I sat down with professor Falk to discuss what happened and Canada's complicity in the genocide in Gaza.
www.readthemaple.com/canada-detai...
I sat down with professor Falk to discuss what happened and Canada's complicity in the genocide in Gaza.
www.readthemaple.com/canada-detai...
Canada Detained This Legal Scholar En Route To Palestine Conference
Richard Falk and Hilal Elver were detained for approximately three hours at Pearson airport.
www.readthemaple.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
NEW: Canadian authorities detained Richard Falk while he and his wife, Hilal Elver, were en route to a Palestine conference in Ottawa last week.
I sat down with professor Falk to discuss what happened and Canada's complicity in the genocide in Gaza.
www.readthemaple.com/canada-detai...
I sat down with professor Falk to discuss what happened and Canada's complicity in the genocide in Gaza.
www.readthemaple.com/canada-detai...
"We have a seemingly pointless, but probably rather financially wasteful, scheme of half-hearted militarization." canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
Canada’s latest defence daydream
Canada briefly considered a massive “whole-of-society” mobilization plan that would turn public servants into military reservists. The idea collapsed on contact with reality, but its existence reveals...
canadiandimension.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
"We have a seemingly pointless, but probably rather financially wasteful, scheme of half-hearted militarization." canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
NEW: The Canadian military is getting the biggest injection of cash since the Korean War. Meanwhile, the Defence Department continues to fail on its transparency obligations, according to a report submitted to Parliament. www.readthemaple.com/as-military-...
As Military Spending Soars, Defence Department Fails On Transparency
A report shows the Defence Department’s already poor transparency record is getting worse.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
NEW: The Canadian military is getting the biggest injection of cash since the Korean War. Meanwhile, the Defence Department continues to fail on its transparency obligations, according to a report submitted to Parliament. www.readthemaple.com/as-military-...
"It also means third-party security services like Forsythe, which employs ex-paramilitary soldiers and former RCMP officers, could be passing on information to CSIS and police about Indigenous and non-Indigenous land defenders and activists." thenarwhal.ca/csis-resourc...
The deepening ties between CSIS and resource companies | The Narwhal
As the federal government earmarks resource extraction projects in the ‘national interest,’ the companies building them are deepening ties to CSIS
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November 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"It also means third-party security services like Forsythe, which employs ex-paramilitary soldiers and former RCMP officers, could be passing on information to CSIS and police about Indigenous and non-Indigenous land defenders and activists." thenarwhal.ca/csis-resourc...
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As the CDN prime minister designates select projects like Coastal GasLink and LNG Canada in the "national interest," the companies behind them continue to form deep ties with Canada's spy agency and other federal law enforcement. Here's a look at why this matters. thenarwhal.ca/csis-resourc...
The deepening ties between CSIS and resource companies | The Narwhal
As the federal government earmarks resource extraction projects in the ‘national interest,’ the companies building them are deepening ties to CSIS
thenarwhal.ca
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
As the CDN prime minister designates select projects like Coastal GasLink and LNG Canada in the "national interest," the companies behind them continue to form deep ties with Canada's spy agency and other federal law enforcement. Here's a look at why this matters. thenarwhal.ca/csis-resourc...
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THREAD: There is no explanation for the New York Times continue this level of unethical reporting. I’ve talked to reporters and editors there and no one defends this: reporting the stated reasons of the government as its *actual* reasons.
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
“The only reason to move it there is to use it against Venezuela... this is not an asset they can just keep there indefinitely. They have to use it or move it. And moving it would mean they are standing down.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. aircraft carrier nears Latin America as Venezuela tensions simmer
The USS Gerald R. Ford joins a sprawling buildup that has fueled speculation the Trump administration intends to dramatically escalate its antidrug campaign.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
“The only reason to move it there is to use it against Venezuela... this is not an asset they can just keep there indefinitely. They have to use it or move it. And moving it would mean they are standing down.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We’re a small team of seven journalists who investigate stories wealthy and powerful people don’t want Canadians to know about
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
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"But experts say Canada has a major opportunity now to help preserve Ukraine’s sovereignty and international law — and to turn a profit in multiple sectors."
At least they're being more transparent about it now.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
At least they're being more transparent about it now.
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Freeland tasked with tapping Canadian businesses to help rebuild Ukraine
OTTAWA - Seven weeks ago, Prime Minister Mark Carney assigned former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland to be Canada's new special envoy for the reconstruction of Ukraine.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"But experts say Canada has a major opportunity now to help preserve Ukraine’s sovereignty and international law — and to turn a profit in multiple sectors."
At least they're being more transparent about it now.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
At least they're being more transparent about it now.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
"This budget spends 2 1/2 times more money on the military than the Conservatives allotted in their spring election platform. It cuts a similar amount from government programs as the Conservatives’ campaign promised." thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
The Military Wins and Public Programs Lose in Carney’s Budget | The Tyee
But will the Liberals find enough support to survive a non-confidence vote?
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November 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
"This budget spends 2 1/2 times more money on the military than the Conservatives allotted in their spring election platform. It cuts a similar amount from government programs as the Conservatives’ campaign promised." thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
NEW: The Canadian Armed Forces planned to send 29 personnel to Israel last year for training in how to use anti-tank missiles purchased from an Israeli arms company, documents obtained by The Maple reveal. www.readthemaple.com/canadian-for...
Canadian Forces Scheduled Missile Training In Israel Last Year
The Department of National Defence is refusing to answer questions about the scheduled training sessions.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
NEW: The Canadian Armed Forces planned to send 29 personnel to Israel last year for training in how to use anti-tank missiles purchased from an Israeli arms company, documents obtained by The Maple reveal. www.readthemaple.com/canadian-for...
"Radio-Canada is not naming the sources so they can speak freely about internal party matters."
Personally I think that unless they're blowing the whistle on something serious, sitting politicians shouldn't ask to be quoted anonymously just to criticize other politicians.
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Personally I think that unless they're blowing the whistle on something serious, sitting politicians shouldn't ask to be quoted anonymously just to criticize other politicians.
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Some Conservative MPs doubt Poilievre’s leadership after podcast remarks about RCMP | CBC News
After Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre blasted RCMP leadership on a recent podcast, some party members told Radio-Canada they are questioning whether they will continue supporting him.
www.cbc.ca
October 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"Radio-Canada is not naming the sources so they can speak freely about internal party matters."
Personally I think that unless they're blowing the whistle on something serious, sitting politicians shouldn't ask to be quoted anonymously just to criticize other politicians.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Personally I think that unless they're blowing the whistle on something serious, sitting politicians shouldn't ask to be quoted anonymously just to criticize other politicians.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Hey I wrote about her jingoism in The Catch last week
October 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Hey I wrote about her jingoism in The Catch last week
"A top Canadian defence department official has admonished western leaders for pushing back against Trump administration policies and raising concerns the United States is abandoning its allies."
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DND official lambasts western leaders for anti-U.S. comments
Raquel Garbers accused western leaders of helping Russia and China with their “absurd anti-United States narratives.”
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October 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
"A top Canadian defence department official has admonished western leaders for pushing back against Trump administration policies and raising concerns the United States is abandoning its allies."
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
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Received an email from Justice Canada's ATIP department asking me to abandon a request in exchange for documents released under a completely different request, plus a list of 'clarifying' questions about my original request, 2 of which were already answered in the request.
October 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Received an email from Justice Canada's ATIP department asking me to abandon a request in exchange for documents released under a completely different request, plus a list of 'clarifying' questions about my original request, 2 of which were already answered in the request.
"U.S. funds now own about 59 per cent of Canadian oil and gas companies, up from 56 per cent at the end of last year ... Meanwhile, Canadian ownership of these companies has dipped from 37 per cent to 34 per cent." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Why U.S. investors are eyeing the Canadian oilpatch, even as oil prices dip | CBC News
There's growing interest in the Canadian oilpatch coming from south of the border. Experts say the trend is driven in part by a shift in political rhetoric in this country, along with better economics...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"U.S. funds now own about 59 per cent of Canadian oil and gas companies, up from 56 per cent at the end of last year ... Meanwhile, Canadian ownership of these companies has dipped from 37 per cent to 34 per cent." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...